Indo-Pak relations: Fresh dawn or false start? Invitation to the SAARC leader to attend Prime Minister-elect’s swearing in ceremony has electrified diplomatic atmosphere in South Asia. In this context Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit and his... Smruti S. Pattanaik , Arvind Gupta | May 25, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Defence Reforms – Agenda for the New Government A country’s response to external threats and internal security challenges is based on its defence preparedness, advance planning for contingencies and the political will. The new government will have to... Defence Economics & Industry Centre | May 22, 2014 | Policy Brief
Obama’s visit to Japan: strategic significance A Sino-Japanese conflict is not in the US interest and certainly not in Japan’s. Stability in the regional security landscape cannot be solely guaranteed by reaffirming the US-Japan security alliance,... Titli Basu | May 20, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Moving on with the Defence & Security of India Ministry of Defence which accounts for 13-14 per cent of the central government expenditure, if one also takes into account the expenditure on defence pensions, could come under some pressure... Amit Cowshish | May 20, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Internal Security Priorities for the New Government: Institutional Reforms The IDSA policy brief looks into the complexity of internal security challenges and how best to deal with it. The brief suggests building a Centre-State synergy to cope with contemporary... MP-IDSA | May 19, 2014 | Policy Brief
Politics of Illegal Immigration and India Bangladesh Relations The rhetoric and the politics surrounding illegal immigration issue is neither new nor is the stance of the BJP on illegal immigration unknown. It has always made a distinction between... Smruti S. Pattanaik | May 16, 2014 | Issue Brief
Challenging Stereotypes: Reinventing the national discourse on the North East If the larger goal is to understand the challenges of the North East, it would require a strong national narrative which reconciles its many identities and adds to the peace... Shruti Pandalai | May 16, 2014 | IDSA Comments
CPI (Maoist) and Urban Movement The Urban Movement has a defined role in the political strategy and military strategy of the CPI (Maoist). In the Maoist schemes, Urban Movement is to broadly to mobilise and... P. V. Ramana | May 12, 2014 | IDSA Comments
National Investigation Agency: Do states have right to reject? The NIA was established in a concurrent jurisdiction framework, with provisions for taking up specific cases under specific Acts for investigation and prosecution. The NIA may be seen to conflict... N. Manoharan | May 12, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Bodo violence: Contest for power and territory It is imperative that the government immigration agencies generate reliable verified data on the number of people coming in from Bangladesh into Assam. It is also the government’s constitutional obligation... Namrata Goswami | May 09, 2014 | IDSA Comments
